TABLE OF CONTENTS Domain controllers (DCs) in the Windows Server 2003 Active Directory network manage user logon and authentication, store directory data, and are accessed for directory searches. A copy of the Active Directory database resides on each DC, and when you create the first DC for your network by installing Active Directory, this process creates your first forest, domain, and site.
Implementing and managing DCs is an important part of the network administrator s job, because the DCs play such a vital role in the operation of the network. The focus of this chapter is the Active Directory DC, and how to plan and deploy DCs on your network. You ll learn about server roles, where DCs fit in, and how to create and upgrade DCs. We discuss placement of DCs within sites, and how to back up your DCs.
Next, we move to the subject of operations master (OM) roles, and you learn about the functions of all five: the Schema Master, Domain Naming Master, RID Master, PDC Emulator, and Infrastructure Master. We talk about transferring and seizing master roles and role dependencies, and you ll learn to plan for the placement of OMs and how to respond to OM failures.
EXAM 70-294 OBJECTIVE 1.3.4
Remember that a DC does not equal a domain. A domain is a logical entity containing potentially millions of objects, while a DC, in the context of this chapter, is simply a computer running Windows Server 2003 with a copy of the Active...
